bab, n.area/space above; top; surface.
bab
a
bebul,
melidiul,
a
sils
a
ngar
bab.
skoki
a
merael
er
a
bab.
bebukn.poss.1s
bebumn.poss.2s
bebuln.poss.3s
bebul
a
ngar
er
a
bab
er
ngii,
bebul
a
tebel.
bebmamn.poss.1pe
bebudn.poss.1pi
bebmiun.poss.2p
bebrirn.poss.3p
bebul a daobexpr.surface of the sea.
bebul a tebelexpr.top of the table.
Examples:
A
Droteo
a
kie
er
a
bab.
> Droteo lives upstairs.
A
klok
a
ngar
er
a
bebuk.
> The clock is up there above me.
A
bebul
a
tebel
a
mla
mo
dekimes.
> The top of the table has gotten wet.
Ng
di
Kot
el
Ngar
er
Bab
el
Dios
a
diak
lekiei
a
blai
el
rruul
er
a
rechad.
> But the Most High God does not live in houses built by human hands.
Bo
mkodir
se
el
kob
er
a
bebul
a
tebel;
a
John
a
mlo
kmedii
a
kob
er
a
bebul
a
tebel;
a
John
a
kiledir
a
kob
er
a
bebul
a
tebel.
> Put the cup on the table; John was putting the cup on the table (just now, recently); John put the cup on the table (yesterday, a week ago, etc.).
Proverbs:
Ke
ko
er
a
kuaol
el
sbungel
er
bab
me
iou.
> You're like a fish bait which can be eaten or pecked from the top and bottom.
You don't know what to do coz chores keep coming in from left and right.
Ng
ko
er
a
chelid
er
a
Ngebuked,
el
di
rirekir
er
a
bab.
> Like the gods of Ngebukd, completed up above.
As part of the festivities of a village feast or in celebration of some event, such as the completion of a community hall, Palauan young people produce a variety of named dances. One type of dance, called ruk, was never conducted in Ngebukd (in Ngaraard, northern Palau). It was said that the gods of the village had done their dancing in heaven before coming to earth and thus it was not necessary for the people of Ngebukd to dance. The saying pertains to a completed task, indicating to another that the work need not be repeated.
More Examples:
Ng
ngarang
a
ngar
er
a
bebul
 a
tebel
> What is on the table or desk?
Mnguu
a
hong
el
loia
er
a
bebul
a
tebel.
> Put the book on top of the dest
Ng
mla
mo
suibes
a
deromukang
me
ng
omelloes
er
a
bab.
> The drum was overfull and flowed over the top.
Mnguu
a
oluches
el
loia
er
a
bebul
a
hong.
> Put the pencil on top of the book.
Sel
ongeru
el
chellbel
ngar
ngii
a
mesil
era
dembo
ma
ikel
berotel
tekoi
era
mekemad
e
dirrek
el
obis
ra
ngar
bab
el
soldau
er
a
Siabal.
> On the second floor was a transmitting command post, aircraft-unit command post, and an officer's room.
ngar, v.s.be (located); exist; be alive.
ngar
a
outeliil;
chad
a
ngar;
ngar
er
ngii
a
klengar
er
ngii;
charm
a
ngar.
ngar ngiicont.ngar er ngii
ngarkercont.ngar ker
ngar er a bab a rengulexpr.conceited; disrespectful; proud; arrogant; haughty; snobbish.
ngar er a bab el chadexpr.one's superior; wealthy/well-to-do person.
ngar er a eou a rengulexpr.(person is) humble/respectful.
ngar er ngiiexpr.there is.
ngar kerexpr.where is it.
Examples:
Ngar
er
ngii
a
bkaischemrungel
el
chelsenguk.
> I have an emergency errand.
Ng
ngar
er
ngii
a
chad
er
tiang.
> Somebody's here.
Ng
ngar
er
ngii
a
kombalii
er
ngak.
> I've got people who can help me in preparing food.
Ng
ngar
er
ngii
a
desiu.
> There's an earthquake.
Ng
ngar
er
ngii
a
uldesuek.
> I have an idea.
Proverbs:
Ng
kora
osechel
a
mengur,
el
di
ngar
er
a
milkolk
el
mo
er
a
milkolk.
> Like coconut water, passing from darkness to darkness.
Water, drunk from a coconut, passes from the dark of the nut to the dark of the mouth. Some discussions, such as those of village leaders, are secretively passed from mouth to mouth without public discussion.
Melim
e
menga
er
a
ngar
er
a
ucharm.
> To eat and drink by the mast tip.
The ucharm (bird) is the hardwood tip at the top of the canoe mast. The person to whom the idiom is applied is accused of thriving on gifts from other places. Particularly it may be applied to persons of a highranking village who rather expect that visitors in canoes from other villages will come provisioned with gifts-thus, those who watch for the canoes. Sometimes the idiom goes: Ngkora chad ra Oreor, "Like the man of Koror," with reference to the high ranking community of Koror in central Palau.
Ng
ngar
ngii
a
melebisech
er
a
chutem
e
imiit
> Are there any who spear at the ground and miss?
Used to describe something that is easily accomplished.
More Examples:
Sel
ongeru
el
chellbel
ngar
ngii
a
mesil
era
dembo
ma
ikel
berotel
tekoi
era
mekemad
e
dirrek
el
obis
ra
ngar
bab
el
soldau
er
a
Siabal.
> On the second floor was a transmitting command post, aircraft-unit command post, and an officer's room.
Kmal
di
soad
a
mereched
e
beot
el
sisebel
a
udoud.
Ng
diak
domdasu
er
a
ngar
er
a
medad
el
taem.
> We like it quick and easy money making schemes without thinking for the future.
Ak
kmal
bekikl
er
aika
el
meklou
el
kerrekar
el
ngar
er
a
bita
er
a
blai
a
lemeukel
el
otelechid.
> I'm so worried about these big trees by the house if they would break and crush us.
Kmal
meringel
a
cheroid
er
a
deluill
me
ng
blechoel
ngar
er
ngii
a
rrau
el
reng.
> Long distance realtionship are hard and misunderstandings are always a concern.
A
rubak
me
a
remekekeriei
el
chad
er
a
ngar
er
a
mong
a
di
ulusaker.
> Men, young and old wore loin clothes.

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